The Department of Labor recently rescinded guidance that urged 401(k) plan fiduciaries to “exercise extreme care” before adding a cryptocurrency option, but given that crypto is virtually non-existent ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today that it is withdrawing 14 rule proposals. All of the rule proposals had been made during the tenure of former SEC Chair Gary Gensler during ...

A recent report from Vanguard claims that allowing 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts (CIT) would bring fee savings for workers of about 0.08% percentage points on average per year ...

Who “owns” the participant relationship? It’s an interesting and ongoing question. Cerulli Associates said 401(k) savers are increasingly looking to recordkeepers for retirement-related advice, which ...

Plan fiduciaries who were sued for a breach of duty due to allegedly underperforming funds have prevailed in the motion to dismiss the suit.

Based on the latest inflation data by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), projections for the 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increased just slightly from the previous month.

After flying in overnight from London following trade negotiations with China, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared before a House Ways and Means Committee hearing that featured contentious ...

Employers Down East with three or more employees may want to pay attention: The state legislature has given a nod of approval to a bill that says if you don’t offer a retirement plan, you would have ...

Retirement plan coverage is at the core of retirement readiness and having a financially secure retirement, but coverage can’t happen if an individual lacks access to a retirement plan.

Responding to a call from a financial advisor in Minnesota, the ERISA consultants at the Retirement Learning Center (RLC) address a question concerning eligibility of nonresident aliens to participate ...

Billy Long, who previously served in Congress as a representative from Missouri where he advocated for the abolishment of the IRS, was confirmed Thursday by the U.S. Senate to serve as its next ...

While companies have taken a greater role in ensuring a secure and dignified retirement for their employees, they’re nonetheless overestimating the level of readiness.